Chilled Iced Tea

Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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is Phil Excitement drives what
Excitement is what drives Phil
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for the been and smuggling as does for it nearly years has for money the much ten exotic animals as excitement he capturing He and
He has been capturing and smuggling exotic animals for nearly ten years and he does it as much for the excitement as for the money
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with he a very Once unpredictable partner who was worked
Once he worked with a partner who was very unpredictable
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partner out stand his didn't were As quiet border they so they keep he to crossing the told
As they were crossing the border he told his partner to keep quiet so they didn't stand out
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border the pay enough money not did have Phil to guard off
Phil did not have enough money to pay off the border guard
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got customs partner the agent with too His argue angry to and Phil began
His partner began to argue with the customs agent and Phil got angry too
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and up then heat the guards were Things partner arrested his beginning to
Things were beginning to heat up and then the guards arrested his partner
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just partner fighting violently Phil so started down His sat
His partner started fighting violently so Phil just sat down
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chilling They and that out is guy locked up now partner jail in his
They locked up his partner and now that guy is chilling out in jail
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chilling and out teas sipping safely also a now chilled is in bar iced Phil he got through
Phil got through safely and now he is also chilling out in a bar sipping chilled iced teas
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence